CHICAGO -- There was no Colson Montgomery in the White Sox lineup for Monday night’s series opener against the Royals at Rate Field.

Kyle Teel also was on the bench, as was Mike Tauchman. Chicago’s offense still produced without three of its most potent hitters during a 7-0 victory , but the bats didn’t really need to do much with Shane Smith on the mound.

The All-Star threw seven scoreless innings in a very economical 80-pitch fashion, walking one and giving up one hit while striking out three. It was the first time Smith recorded an out into the seventh in his big league career, as the White Sox extended their scoreless-innings streak to 20 as a staff.

White Sox hitters supported Smith with three runs in the first and three runs in the fourth off Royals starter Noah Cameron. The r

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